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I sold my AUII XR8 5spd ute. I liked the V8 and handling of the AU, however, I found myself wanting more power without building a stroker and having my car off the road for a long time, whilst maintaining some originality. This plus the car proving to be a bit of a lemon and seemed to have lived a hard life before me I cut my ties. Being carless for about 3 months and having just my work car to commute to work and home, I paid off some small debt and after some research I decided I wanted an F6 ute. I knew I could have some decent power with going overboard with mods, plenty of parts, need a ute to suit my lifestyle (dogs at beach, surfboard, kayaking, camping, don't want kids) plus being desirable in terms of resale. I originally looked at an FG F6 ute and salary sacrificing, but then decided it wouldn't leave much room for a mod budget, you know, priorities. So I looked at BF's and come across one in QLD with 65000kms, completely stock, one owner, 6spd manual but requiring some TLC - but I did pick it up for a bargain knowing the market. I know the ZF's are a bit quicker, but I like the control of manuals, plus the AP racing clutches make them an easy car to drive. So anyways, since finding, buying and transporting the car (SHOUTOUT to Brendan - stazza_brandan, for looking at it in the flesh for me) I picked it up in Adelaide, had it inspected, registered it and dropped it straight off to Heinrich Performance and Tuning. On on first inspection - definitely requires TLC. Off the top of my head, respray the bodykit inc. front bar, cut polish some scratches and some imperfections, repaint the centre console, replace sun damaged steering wheel, theres a crack in the drivers door where the arms rests - obviously the cars never been sun protected, theres a crack in the plastic of the drivers seat, replace high pressure power steering hose and repair surface rust under brake booster and needing a good service. The car drove well, boost came on smooth and there was no pulling in the steering. How it looked when I picked it up Getting transported Work done at Heinrichs Performance and Tuning - replace centre bearing - new EBC red pads and DBA dimpled and slotted discs - major service - full exhaust inc. 3" high flow 100 cell cat and 2 x high flow mufflers and 4" turbo dump - siemens 60lb injectors - walbro fuel pump - one off mild tune - made 325rwkw according to the mechanic (they havent forwarded me on the dyno read out yet) Then the car went off to paint at ExtensiveR estorations, Lonsdale - repaired and repainted side skirts, front lip and tailgate - resprayed centre console - repaired surface rust from master cylinder leak - buff over the car Car appears to running well, however, when I picked up the car from the paint shop, they said the car come in (from the mechanics) with the engine warning light. This is distirbing considering I asked heinrichs to done over and above what was necessary to ensure it was running 100%. Heinrichs didnt really seem interested in talking to me over the phone when I was calling just to check in. Not the best customer service imo (there was some other small issues but nothing worth whining about here) especially since I made it clear that I had chosen them in particular and had to fly to adelaide to pick up my car, but their workmanship seems quite good. Car feels so much better. The exhaust sounds great idling and good song when powering on, the brakes, although bedding in are fantastic. There does appear to be a fast paced ticking noise (possibly noisey lifter??) and experiencing issues with boost in higher gears (possibly heat soak issues with stock cooler?? Or sensors??). It might be worth mentioning that all the work was done then it was put on the dyno, so they probably flogged it for the tune then dropped it off to the paint shop. I'll hopefully get my car to a local mechanic this week for the scan tool. I want to get it to the panel beaters to touch up my front bumper underside and polish the face of the wheels. Ive got a new steering wheel and scuff plates on their way. Also want to replace the sun damaged door vinyls and gove the whole car a good detail. Also keen to get some shockworks suspension in soon. Stock suspension seems so... floaty But overall happy with it. I love the colour. Excited to see what happens. Loving the boost especially on those cool nights. But, guess who this d******d is that had the car an hour and went down a steep sloping driveway and scratched the underside of the front bar already... yup, this guy. Future plans include upgrade front cooler, heavy duty valve springs, front coil overs and adjustable rear dampers/reset leafs, remove the clear from the wheels and polish the wheel faces, replace the steering wheel (have a new one on the way) and driver side door vinyl trim as the previous owner never UV protected the car by the looks of it, shampoo seats and good detail inside and out. that's all I can think of for now.